The picture of Robert Mitchum like the menacing Reverend Harry Powell and his knuckles tattooed with the words “love” and “hate,” highlighting the duality of human nature, is undoubtedly unforgettable. It was in The night of the hunter from 1955 which he directed in black and white Charles Laughton, and although it is considered as one of the best films in the history of cinemaat the time it experienced a failure, critical and above all commercial, which caused It was the first and last film that Laughton directed.on the other hand, one of the most famous and unforgettable Hollywood actors of yesteryear.
But, now, it is a title so loved by so many movie buffs that the mere idea of a remake It seems atrocious. However, nothing escapes this and the film, based on the novel by Davis Grubbs published in 1953, will have a new adaptation with Peter Gethers and Amy Pascal as producers involved for Universal Pictures and with the director Scott Derrickson also coming on board as director, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Derrickson has already had a blockbuster as director of Dr. Strange (Doctor Strange) of 2016, the first solo foray of the Marvel character he embodies Benedict Cumberbatchbut his work is especially recognized in the horror genre where he has made titles such as Emily Rose’s exorcism, Sinister or the most recent Black Phone.
And in the remake planned for The night of the hunter will reunite him with his usual scriptwriter, C. Robert Cargillwith the intention of “reimagining” that story in which, in Laughton’s film, we could also see a veteran Lillian Gishone of the great actresses of the silent film era, taking care of two orphaned children, Pearl and John, from the harassment of the false preacher Harry Powell, a murderer and ex-convict, in search of stolen loot from which she believes the little ones know where it is. hide
We will see if the project finally moves forward and, if so, How successful or not is this new versionalthough Derrickson’s filmography includes another remake of a classic, in that case science fiction, as it was Ultimatum to Earth from 2008 starring Keanu Reeves and that, despite the expectations, ended up being rather disappointing.
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